[topicmapmail] Variants

[Motomu Naito]

Dear Heuer-san, Pepper-san, whom it may concern,

> Hi Naito-san,
> hi Steve,
> 
> [...]
> > Thank you for this excellent example of the use of variant names.
> 
> It is an example for variants at least. But it is not an example where
> variants are required. This is nothing we cannot model with names and
> specialised scopes, right?
> 

Please let me try to show you the reason why I request the "variant".

We are making topic maps for authority information for person. They are real
projects. I think those are good applications for Topic Maps. It's quite
often one person has many names e.g, one or more real name, one or more
typical name and many aliases. 

"Sato Hachiro" is famous poet in Japan. He has one typical name, one real
name and 6 aliases at least.
I can express him using "variant" as follows:

XXjkSATO_HACHIRO
  - typicalName: "XXjkSATO HACHIRO" @ Katakana
      ("XXjhSato Hachirou" @ Hiragana, Reading)
      ("Satou Hachirou" @ Romaji, Reading)
  - realName: "XXkkSATO HACHIRO" @ Kanji
      ("XXjhSato Hachirou" @ Hiragana, Reading)
      ("Satou Hachirou" @ Romaji, Reading)
  - alias: "XXkkMUTSU_HAYAO" @ Kanji
      ("XXjhMutsu Hayao" @ Hiragana, Reading)
      ("Mutsu Hayao" @ Romaji, Reading)
  - alias: "XXkkYAMANO SABURO" @ Kanji
      ("XXjhYamano Saburou" @ Hiragana, Reading)
      ("Yamano Saburou" @ Romaji, Reading).

In above,
  "XXjk..." means Katakana characters,
  "XXjh..." means Hiragana characters and
  "XXkk..." means Kanji characters.

Sorry, it may be hard to read. I attach the real expression of it that using
real Katakana, Kanji and Hiragana.

I tried to express him not using "variant" as follows:

XXjkSATO_HACHIRO
  - typicalName: "XXjkSATO HACHIRO" @ Katakana                 # 1
  - typicalName: "XXjhSato Hachirou" @ Hiragana, Reading       # 2
  - typicalName: "Satou Hachirou" @ Romaji, Reading            # 3
  - realName: "XXkkSATO HACHIRO" @ Kanji                       # 4
  - realName: "XXjhSato Hachirou" @ Hiragana, Reading          # 5
  - realName: "Satou Hachirou" @ Romaji, Reading               # 6
  - alias: "XXkkMUTSU_HAYAO" @Kanji                            # 7
  - alias: "XXjhMutsu Hayao" @ Hiragana, Reading               # 8
  - alias: "Mutsu Hayao" @ Romaji, Reading                     # 9
  - alias: "XXkkYAMANO SABURO" @ Kanji                         # 10
  - alias: "XXjhYamano Saburou" @ Hiragana, Reading            # 11
  - alias: "Yamano Saburou" @ Romaji, Reading.                 # 12


#7, #8 and #9 are one group. #8 is Hiragana reading of #7 and #9 is Romaji
reading of #7.
And #10, #11 and #12 are another group. #11 is Hiragana reading of #10 and
#11 is Romaji reading of #10.

I can't express those relations only using "scope".
How can I express above relations not using "variant"?
Do you have any good idea?

Best regards,

Motomu Naito

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